Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

1913 Boynton Elementary School

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

1. 1913 Boynton Elementary School Marker

Inscription. Boynton Elementary School/Boynton School, designed by West Palm Beach architect William Maughlin, is of the masonry vernacular style, has two floors, six classrooms and attic space leading to the belfry. The original staircase and floors were built with Florida pine. On September 8, 1913, it became Boynton’s only school for 14 years. It housed 12 grades, had indoor plumbing and electricity installed in the 1920s. It was used as a public school and for community activities until 1989. In the 1990s the new settlers joined residents to revive downtown Boynton Beach, using the schoolhouse as the cornerstone. In 1998-99 the building underwent a $14 million restoration funded by the City of Boynton Beach and the State Division of Human Resources. On November 29, 2001, it opened to the public as the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center. Its mission is to encourage families to learn the history of Boynton Beach and Palm Beach County through interactive exhibitions and programs. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Erected 2008 by The Boynton Cultural Center, Inc., the City

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of Boynton Beach and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-627.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1913.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 26° 31.636′ N, 80° 3.763′ W. Marker was in Boynton Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It was at the intersection of East Ocean Avenue and Northeast 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ocean Avenue. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 129 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach FL 33435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

on the Treasure Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It was also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

1913 Boynton Elementary School Marker with town square clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

2. 1913 Boynton Elementary School Marker with town square clock

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Rosenwald Schools in Palm Beach County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Boynton Woman's Club (approx. 0.7 miles away); Barton Memorial Park Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bethesda Memorial Hospital (approx. 1.6 miles away); South Lake Worth Inlet (approx. 1.7 miles away); North Ocean Boulevard (approx. 2 miles away); 1885-1893 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Chapel Of The Holy Spirit (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boynton Beach.

Also see . . . Schoolhouse Children's Museum - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 30, 2019, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

1913 Boynton Elementary School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

3. 1913 Boynton Elementary School

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 693 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2019, by Daniel Eisenberg of Boca Raton, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.